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Ann Arbor, MI cityscape

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Ann Arbor

mi · metro 366k

photo: Ben Eff / pexels

a dispatch from

ann arbor

MI

42.28°N

83.74°W

Ann Arbor is the University of Michigan, with the Big House (Michigan Stadium) holding over 107,000 people on football Saturdays, making it briefly the third-largest city in Michigan. Downtown is tree-lined brick streets, great independent bookstores, and a food scene with strong Middle Eastern and Korean energy. Zingerman's Deli is a national pilgrimage. The Huron River runs through. College town energy at its best.

metro366k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,099

the monthly premium over Clarksville

A real premium for Ann Arbor. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the ann arbor entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,082/mo

56% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

4.25%

$354/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$5,897/mo

$1,099 less than Clarksville

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$429k

46% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

366k

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

154

pleasant days a year, in ann arbor.

Clarksville has the edge here, logging 173 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 51 days below 20° vs Clarksville's 15.

600% more happening than in Clarksville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

56/100

10% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 36.3 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

17% higher than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

135

187% more than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

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